The 2018 SIMB Board of Directors Election will begin on March 1, 2018 and will end on March 31, 2018, noon EST.

Ballots must be cast no later than noon EST on March 31, 2018 for ballots to be included in the count. Members must be current in order to participate. Members will receive an email with instructions on how to access the voting module. Instructions are also posted on the member area of the SIMB website. To access the voting site, click here.

Results will be published on the SIMB website and in the April-June issue of SIMB News.

On July 30, 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) will sponsor the Cell-Free Synthetic Biology and Biocatalysis Listening Day in Denver, Colorado. This event aims to investigate how cell-free biocatalysis and synthetic biology may serve to advance the emerging bioeconomy. BETO is seeking input from experts representing industry, academia, and national laboratories on the state of technology and its applicability to enhance the carbon efficiency of producing next-generation biofuels, bioproducts, and biomaterials at an industrial scale.

Visit the listening day web page for more information including the agenda, speaker profiles, and registration.